Fireproof building.



Nn. 707,086. Patented Aug. I9, |902.

F. W. CO0LEY.

FIREPBOF BUILDING.

(Application led Mar. 26, 1902.)

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FIREPBOUFBUILDING.

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l UNITED STATES ljnrliuv"T Orifice.

FRED COOLEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TWO- THIRDS TO GEORGET. HONSTAIN, OF MINNEAPOLIS,'MINNESOTA.

.FIREPRoo'F BUILDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent N o. 707,086, dated August19, 1902.

' l Application iiled March 25, 1902. Serial No. 99,832. (No model.) i

To @ZZ whom; t may concern: l

Be it known that I, FRED W. COOLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State' ofMinnesota, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements inFireproof Buildings and I do hereby declare the following to befa wallsof the bins are connected.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views. i

Figure l is a plan View, with parts broken away, showing portions ofseveral bins embodying one form of my present invention..

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line-:Jo2 :1:2 of Fig. 1, some partsbeing broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail in side elevation, showing one ofthe so-called binders removed from working position. 1 Fig. 4. is raplanview, with parts broken away, illustratinga modi'ed construction' ofthe interior corner-joint shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionon the linear5 m5 of Fig. 4; and Fig.` 6 isa plan View, with partsbroken away, illustratinga modified construction of the outer-wallcorner-joint.

Referring first to the construction illustrated in Figs. l to 3,inclusive, the numeral l indicates the wall-tiles, which are preferablylaid in successive layers with overlapped joints, and the numeralA 2indicates metal bars or beams which are interposed between thesuccessive layersor courses of tile blocks 'and are secured thereto bycement and, if de- ,able distance apart, preferably substantially asindicated in the drawings. The wall-tiles l terminate short of the endsof the bars 2,

and the space left between the tiles of the wallsi's filled'in by asolid vertical column 3, formed of cement orfconcrete. iThecolumns 3 atthe junction of four intersecting walls are preferably approximatelysquare in crosssection," while thoseat the'sides of the structure, whichjoin together threeabutting walls, are approximately triangular incross-section, as best shown in Fig. 1.3 In this preferred constructionthe `embedded ends of the bars 2 are tied together by`diagonally-extendedbindersorflinks 4, preferably formed from round steelor iron rods, having. their ends 5 turned upward and passed throughperforations in the said embedded ends of the bars 2. The said links 41are also embedded withinthe cement columns 3, andtheirupwardlyprojecting ends serve as anchoring-pins toassist inanchoring-the metal-Work within the columns 3 as well as to tie togethertheends 'of the metal beams 2.

- In-the construction'illustrated inFig. l the .ffour `tie-rods 4E,embedded within the interior column 3, form a V rectangle andapproximately endless or continuous binder, rigidly securing togetherthe-four bars 2. In the Aouter-wall column3thethree embedded links ,4form a triangle and peratein substantially the same manner as dothefourlinks ofi the .interior joint to rigidlytietogetherthe three 3,metal augle-ironbars 6 are extended vertically within the cornersformed-at or near the abutting ends of thel bars 2, as .shown in Figs. 1and 2. These angle-iron bars 6` are embedded withinthecement,rcolumnsandeneed not be otherwise, secured `than f by thefcement thereof."v These 'freinforcingloars orcolumns would be employedonly wherevery 'strong columns are desired. They are important factors,however, where veryheavy-ladsfare 'to be sustained and would-usually beem ployed in those columns Whichsupport the cupola in elevatorconstruction.

The construction illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6 is quite similar tothat illustrated in Figsfl and 2, but differs therefrom in the IOOfollowing particulars-to wit, instead of the several links used to forma complete cornertie endless tie bands or binders 7 are employed. In theinterior column illustrated in Fig. 4 the tie-band 7 is rectangular,while in the outer-wall joint illustrated in Fig. 6 the endless tie-bandor binder-rod 7 is triangular. These tie-bands 7 are anchored to theseveral projecting ends of the bars 2 by means of anchoring-pins 8,passed through perforations in the embedded ends of said bars at thecorners of said tie-bands, with both ends projecting so that they aresecurely anchored in the cement columns 3.

The devices above described aiord great strength and at the same timeaiord a cheap construction which may be very quickly put together.

It will of course be understood that various modications other thanthose described may be made Within the scope of my invention, as hereinset forth and claimed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as follows:

l. The combination With adjoining Walls formed by flreproof blocks andinterposed metal bars or beams, of a solid corner-column formed ofconcrete, Which metal bars have projecting ends embedded in saidcorner-column, and a binder embedded in said column and anchored to theembedded ends of said bars, substantially as described.

2. The combination With adjoining Walls formed by reproof blocks andinterposed metal bars or beams, of a solid corner-column formed ofcement, which metal bars have projecting ends embedded in saidcorner-column, and the tie-links 4 embedded in the said column andprovided With ends 5 passed through perforations in the embedded ends ofsaid bars, substantially as described. n

3.`The combination with adjoining Walls formed by reproof blocks andinterposed metal bars or beams, of a solid corner-column formed by asolid body of cement, which metal bars have projecting ends bent or eX-tended vertically and embedded in the said concrete corner-column,substantially as described.

4. The combination with Walls formed of reproof blocks and interposedmetal bars or beams, of a corner-column formed by a solid body ofcement, which metal bars have projecting ends bent or extendedvertically and embedded in said concrete column, and a metal binderrigidly tying together the embedded ends of said bars, substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination with adjoining Walls formed by ireproof blocks andinterposed metal bars or beams,of corner-columns formed of cement, whichmetal bars have projecting ends embedded in said column, ametal binderrigidly connecting the embedded ends of said bars, and the angle-ironcolumns placed at the corners or" the adjoining Walls and embedded insaid column, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRED W. COOLEY.

Vitnesses:

E. H. KELIHER, F. D. MERCHANT.

